Morgan in Virginia

Prince Edward County Deed Records

6:148 10 Aug 1779, Francis Hayes of PrEd & William Morgain (sic) of Powhatan County sold to Thomas Morgan for "300 pounds of current money of Virginia," 119 acres on the branches of Spring Creek, adjoining Richard Sinkey, Philip Matigau, and Nathan Chaffin.

8:199 30 Sept 1785, Benjamin Moore sold to Thomas Morgan 20 acres on Spring Creek, adjoining Phillip W. Taggart.

10:14 17 June 1793, Phillip Taggart & Benjamin Franklyn sold to Thomas Morgan for 35 pounds current money, 85 acres on Spring Creek, adjoining John Cunningham, Samuel Cunningham, Joel Davis, Thomas Morgan, and Benjamin Franklyn.

11:372 6 Aug 1799, John Hill of Charlotte County and Thomas Morgan of PrEd sold to John Hill, Jr., & Elizabeth, his wife, for 117 pounds and ten shillings, 164 acres adjoining James Hix, the estate of Henry Young, John Hunt, Charles Selvy, Moses Read, and John Hill.

12:200 13 Oct 1801, Robert McCune sold to Terrell Morgan of Charlotte County, for 110 pounds, 100 acres of land in PrEd on the waters of Buffalo, bordered by Booker, Price, and Lunderman. Witnesses: William Morgan, James Morgan, and Robert Hill.

13:336 11 May 1805, George & Suzanah Booker sold to Thomas Morgan for 127 pounds & 4 shillings, 106 acres on Spring Creek, adjoining John Cunningham, Randolph Hix, James Morgan, and Poval Carter. Witness: Joseph A. Morgan.

14:37 5 Jan 1807, Thomas Morgan sold to James Morgan for 5 shillings, 163 acres on Spring Creek, adjoining John Hunt, James Young, Charles Selby, Robert Hill, and James Hix. Witnesses were James Hix, Thomas Clarke, Archibald Hix, and Povall Carter. Thomas Morgan signed with his mark.

14:638 15 Jan 1812, Thomas Morgan sold to James Morgan for 55 pounds, 224 acres on Spring Creek, adjoining James Hix, Richard Baugh, George Booker, John Cunningham, and Poval Carter. Witnesses: Robert Hill, Samuel Gilchrist, James Ewing, Jr., and James Hix. Thomas Morgan signed with his mark.

15:145 15 Nov 1813, Terrell Morgan of Campbell County to Isham Harvey of Charlotte County, for 120 pounds, 100 acres in PrEd on the waters of Buffalo, bordered by John Lunderman on the South, Isham Price on the North, heirs of James Price on the East, and Isham Harvey on the Southeast. Witnesses: Robert Hill, Samuel Hill, Isaac Meadows, and James Morgan.

18:240 18 Jan 1823, Terrell Morgan of Campbell County to Povall Carter, for $124.50, 41.5 acres on Spring Creek, bordered by Samuel Baldwin, Thomas Carter, John Morton, and Povall Carter. Witnesses: Robert Hill, Matthew Carter, and John M. Cunningham.

Will of Thomas Morgan, Prince Edward County, Virginia, 1814
Book 4, Page 537.

Considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound mind and memory, Blessed by Almighty God for the same, I do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. That is to say:

I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Morgan two Negroe girls names Sally and Lisa, one yoke of steers and cart, also my hogs (if she chooses them), and I give her choice of two of my horses except the grey mare. I give to her all my household and kitchen furniture except what I shall hereafter name. I give to my daughter Elizabeth all the crop of corn and fodder on the Plantation, also five head of sheep, four cows and calves, and wheat. Also my still, but the still only subject to the use of my son James Morgan jointly with herself. I lend to her the tract of land whereon I now live during her natural and single life. But, if my daughter Elizabeth should leave the plantation, marry, or die, then my will is that my still should go to Thomas T. Morgan, my grandson, and James Morgan, my son, jointly.

I give to son William Morgan one negroe man named Dick, but William Morgan is to pay Robert Morgan five pounds per annum for three years beginning the first day of June after my decease, to him and his heirs forever.

I give to my son Joseph H. Morgan one negroe man named Jacob, but the said Joseph H. Morgan is to pay my son Robert Morgan five pounds per annum for three years beginning the first day of June after my decease, to him and his heirs forever.

I give to my son James Morgan, one tract of land whereon he now lives, and one half of my still, to him and his heirs forever.

I give to my son Terrel Morgan one negroe man named Ned, but the said Terrel Morgan is to pay my son Robert Morgan five pounds per annum for three years beginning the first day of June after my decease, to him and his heirs forever.

The negroe woman Elsa in possession of Benjamin Faris, I lend her and her increase to Benjamin Faris until George B. Faris arrives to age or marries, then my will is that Elsa and all her increase to be equally divided between George B. Faris and Joseph H. Faris, my grandsons, to them and their heirs forever.

I give to Nathaniel Shepperson that married my daughter Nancy one silver dollar, to him and his heirs forever.

I give to Rebecca Ewing one negroe woman named Jane, and one girl named Rose, to her and her heirs forever.

I give to my grandson Thomas T. Morgan one negroe girl named Tellah, one grey mare, one cow and calf, one bed and furniture, but upon receipt of the same he, Thomas T. Morgan, is to pay his father twenty dollars. And, after the death or marriage of my daughter Elizabeth Morgan, then and in that case, I give to Thomas T. Morgan, my grandson, with what I have already given him, the tract of land whereon I now live, and one half of my still jointly with my son James Morgan, to him and his heirs forever.

I give to my grandson George B. Ewing one negroe girl nnamed Mariah, to him and his heirs forever.

My will and desire is that, after all my just debt is paid, all that part of my estate that is not expressly divided (except the money that may be left in my house) should be divided equally among all my surviving children (as following): William Morgan, John Morgan, Robert Morgan, Terrel Morgan, James Morgan, Joseph Morgan, Elizabeth Morgan, and Rebecca Ewing. The money, if there should be any lifet in my house, my will is that it should be divided so as my daughter Elizabeth Morgan should receive two dollars and the rest of my children one dollar, and so on until the whole of the money is divided.

My will is that, after I have made preparation for another crop, that my negroes and stock should be ketp together for that purpose, except the negroe man that I have given to my son Joseph. My will is that my son Joseph should take the negroe man Jacob at my decease. As it respects the negroes given to my daughter Rebecca Ewing, my meaning and intention is that my daughter Rebecca Ewing shall have the use of the negroes willed to her during her natural life, and at her death to be equally divided between all her children.

The negroe man Dick that I have given to my son William Morgan, my will and intention is that, in all probability, my son William Morgan will never marry, and in that case, after his death, then the negroe man Dick to go to Benjamin Faris's two children, heretofore mentioned in my will.

I give to John Morgan the twenty dollars heretofore mentioned to be paid to him by my grandson Thomas T. Morgan when he arrives to age or marries, at which time he, Thomas T. Morgan, will receive his portion of my estate, escept the land and still heretofore given to him and his heirs forever.

And, lastly, I do hereby appoint James Morgan and James Ewing my executors. My will is that my executors shall not be bound to give security to this my last will and testament, revoking all others heretofore made.

In witness whereof, I ahve hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 5th day of of December, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen.

Signed by: Thomas Morgan (his mark).

In the presence of: Archer Womack, Povall Carter, John M. Cunningham, and James Hix.

At a court held for Prince Edward County, December 19th, 1814, this last will and testament of Thomas Morgan, deceased, was presented in court and proved by the oaths of Archer Womack, Purvall Carter, John M. Cunningham, and James Hix, four witnesses thereto. Ordered that the same be recorded. On the motion of James Ewing and James Morgan, executors therein named, they entered into and ackowledged their bond for that purpose in the penalty of seven thousand dollars, conditioned according to law, and took the oath required by law, certificate for obtaining probate thereof in due form is granted them.

Teste: B.J. Worsham, Deputy Clerk.

Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims
Compiled and transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie & Richard Slatten
Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, Georgia, 1992.

Page 302, May 1783, Cumberland County:
Thomas Morgan was paid 20 shillings for building a chimney on a public office at Carter's Ferry in March 1782.

Will of Terrell Morgan, Campbell County, Virginia, 1840 Book 8, page 387.

In the name of God, Amen. I, Terrell Morgan, of Campbell County and State of Virginia, being of a sound disposing mind, for which I thank my Maker; knowing that all men have to die, and being desirous to make distributions of such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with; I do hereby give and bequeath the same in manner following. That is to say,

After payment of my just debts, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Dolly, during her natural life, the tract of land on which I now reside, containing three hundred acres, and being the land conveyed to me by William Trent, George Jones, William Swinney, and Henry Brown as trustees for Moore's heirs; reserving to my daughter Jane H. Morgan, together with her mother, full enjoyment of my house as a home and the free privilege of ingress and rights during her single life.

I further give and bequeath to my said wife Dolly as above my negro man Isham, man Abraham, boy Ben, and my woman Becca; also five head of choice cattle; one yoke of oxen and cart, if there be any at my death; two of my choice horses; ten head of sheep; half of my stock of hogs; two feather beds and steads and furniture, together with the balance of my household and kitchen furniture with the exception of the other beds; also one-third of my plantation tools and one-third of my crop of grain, fodder, etc., that may be made in the year of my death; also one-half of the pork.

I give and bequeath to my son Richard one negro boy named Jack, worth $300, having heretofore given him property to the amount of $943, to wit: land worth $258; one negro woman named Margaret and her two children named Sally and Mary, worth $600; one horse worth $50; one bed, $25; and one cow, $10.

To my daughter Nancy Dillard, I give and bequeath one negro boy named Billy, worth $400, having heretofore given her property worth $925, to wit: one negro woman named Hannah, worth $400; one negro girl Caty, $150; one negro named Chaney, worth $300; one bed, $25; one horse and one cow, $50.

I give and bequeath to my son David C. Morgan 401 acres of land lying on the waters of Molly's Creek, whereon he now resides, worth $800; also one negro man named Joe, worth $800; one girl named Maria and her increase, worth $400; having heretofore given him a bed and cow, worth $35.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane H. Morgan one negro woman named Dinah and her future increase, worth $500; one negro girl named Anna and her future increase, worth $400; one negro boy Charles, worth $400; one negro boy Watt, worth $300; one horse, worth $70; one bed and furniture, $25; one cow and calf, $10.

I give and bequeath to my son McGilbrey one tract of land adjoining to that I now live on and being the land conveyed to me by Henry Blankenship and Henry J. Moorman, worth $700; one negro man named Dick, worth $800; one negro girl Elvira and her increase, worth $300; also one negro boy named Washington, worth $200; one negro child named Jerry, worth $100; one horse, worth $70; one bed and furniture, worth $25; one cow and calf, worth $10.

I give and bequeath to my son Richard and my daughter Nancy Dillard two negroes name Mima and Lucy and their future increase. In the division of which said negroes my son Richard is to receive $82 more than my daughter Nancy Dillard in order to make his legacy equal to hers.

I give and bequesth to my granddaughter Henrietta Dillard one negro girl named Hannah and her increase.

It is my will and desire that at the death of my wife, in the final distribution of my estate, that my son Richard and my daughters Nancy Dillard and Jane H. shall be made equal to my son McGilbrey's legacy, as charged above, and the balance to be equally divided between them.

It is my will and desire that my son McGilbrey shall have at the death of his mother the privileges of taking all that part of the tract of land on which I now reside, lying south of Jones Branch, including the dwelling house, at the price of $4 per acre. The balance of my land to be for the benefit of my children.

Finally and lastly, I hereby appoint my son Richard Morgan and my son David C. Morgan my executors to this my last will and testament without giving security, trusting that they will carry the same into full effect. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 2nd day of April 1840.

Signed by Terrell Morgan

Witnesses: William Herndon and Achilles Herndon.

At a court held for Campbell County, May 10th, 1840, the foregoing last will and testament of Terrell Morgan, deceased, was this day presented in Court, proved by the oaths of Achilles Herndon and William Herndon, witnesses thereto subscribed, and ordered to be recorded. And, on the motion of Richard Morgan and David Morgan, the executors therein named, who made oath thereto, leave is given them to qualify without giving security in conformity with the said decedent's will. Whereupon, they entered into bond in the penalty of $20,000, conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of said will in due form.

Teste: William A. Clement, Clerk.

Appraisal of the Estate of Terrell Morgan, Campbell County, Virginia, 1840
Will Book 8, Page 460

Persuant to an order of Campbell County Court, May term, 1840, to us divided and hereunto annexed, we the undersigned, being sworn as the law directs, have met and proceeded to appraise the personal estate of Terrell Morgan, deceased; and find the same to amount to $11,419.50(*); all of which more fully appears by reference to the preceding inventory; all of which we respectfully submit.

Given under our hands this 3rd day of December 1840.

Signed by William Organ and Thomas Fox.

(*) Note, the actual total of the inventory is $11,549.50. Organ and Fox seem to have miscalculated by $130, perhaps attributable to one line item in that amount for "24 pork hogs."